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07 May 2024
Red Hat OpenShift AI links LLMs into hybrid cloud
By Beth PariseauAn extensively updated OpenShift AI will underpin RHEL AI and, if Red Hat has its way, enterprises' AI infrastructure from the edge to the public cloud.
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07 May 2024
SentinelOne: Ransomware actors are adapting to EDR
By Arielle WaldmanAt RSA Conference 2024, SentinelOne's Alex Samos discussed ongoing global threats such as ransomware and how threat actors are changing their techniques.
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07 May 2024
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman weighs in on content authentication
By Makenzie HollandOpenAI says it's working on new tools to identify content created by its generative AI tools, as Congress weighs legislation to protect individuals against AI-generated replicas.
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06 May 2024
Recorded Future observes 'concerning' hacktivism shift
By Arielle WaldmanAt RSA Conference 2024, Recorded Future detailed alarming trends as nation-state attackers operate under the guise of hacktivism to cover real threats to organizations.
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06 May 2024
Splunk details Sqrrl 'screw-ups' that hampered threat hunting
By Arielle WaldmanAt RSA Conference 2024, Splunk's David Bianco emphasizes that enterprises need revamped threat hunting frameworks to help with threat detection and response challenges.
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06 May 2024
Microsoft beefs up cyber initiative after hard-hitting US report
By Alex ScroxtonMicrosoft is expanding its recently-launched Secure Future Initiative in the wake of a hard-hitting US government report on recent nation state intrusions into its systems
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06 May 2024
IBM study shows security for GenAI projects is an afterthought
By Alexander CulafiIBM's survey of C-suite executives finds that 82% say trustworthy and secure AI are essential, but only 24% have a security component included in their GenAI projects.
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06 May 2024
Cisco details Splunk security integrations, AI developments
By Alexander CulafiJust two months after Cisco completed its $28 billion acquisition of analytics giant Splunk, the company added XDR capabilities into Splunk Enterprise Security.
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03 May 2024
Microsoft, Google seek green card rule change
By Patrick ThibodeauTech companies struggle with green card sponsorships amid job cuts, but a proposed rule change, sought by the industry, could exempt certain tech jobs from labor market tests.
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03 May 2024
Adobe expands bug bounty programme to account for GenAI
By Alex ScroxtonAdobe has expanded the scope of its HackerOne-driven bug bounty scheme to incorporate flaws and risks arising from the development of generative artificial intelligence
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03 May 2024
Patch GitLab vuln without delay, users warned
By Alex ScroxtonThe addition of a serious vulnerability in the GitLab open source platform to CISA’s KEV catalogue prompts a flurry of concern
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03 May 2024
EU calls out Fancy Bear over attacks on Czech, German governments
By Alex ScroxtonThe European Union, alongside member states Czechia and Germany, have accused Russian government APT Fancy Bear of being behind a series of attacks on political parties and government bodies
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03 May 2024
Cloud campaign intensifies for Atlassian software products
By Beth PariseauAtlassian plans to continue updating Data Center products, but accelerating cloud updates and migrations touted at Team '24 prompt questions about their long-term future.
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03 May 2024
New HPE array brings Cray storage to the data center
By Adam ArmstrongThe HPE Cray C500 delivers enough storage and performance for enterprise high-performance computing and AI workloads on-premises, and without the supercomputer price tag.
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03 May 2024
Wavenet and Daisy join forces
By Simon QuickeCombination will produce one of the largest independent managed service providers in the UK
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03 May 2024
Openreach ups pace of copper network switch-off
By Joe O’HalloranUK’s largest broadband provider maintains pace of digital network transformation adding nearly 100 locations to its roster of communications exchanges that are now able to offer digital comms based on full-fibre networks
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03 May 2024
Lords say government must ‘go beyond’ current approach to LLMs
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonChair of the Lords Communications and Digital Committee has written to the UK’s digital secretary about the government’s approach to generative AI, lamenting a lack of support for copyright holders and measures to ensure competition in AI markets
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03 May 2024
Nokia, Infobip team to accelerate CPaaS API development
By Joe O’HalloranGlobal cloud communications platform teams with comms services provider to enable developers to build wider array of network-powered applications
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03 May 2024
Optimising application connections, improving security posture top SD-WAN priorities
By Joe O’HalloranResearch looking into key drivers behind global SD-WAN investments find deployments are mainly driven by need to optimise network connections to cloud-based applications and improve overall security posture
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03 May 2024
Post Office legal boss withheld details from statutory body reviewing miscarriages of justice
By Karl FlindersThe Post Office’s top lawyer held back vital information when requested by the criminal cases review commission, preventing wrongful convictions from being reviewed
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03 May 2024
Why IAM is central to cyber security
By Stephen WithersBeyondTrust’s chief security strategist talks up the importance of identity and access management, and the role of cyber insurance in driving security improvements
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02 May 2024
AI can be sustainability enabler, but cost is steep
By Jim O'DonnellIn this Q&A, Kumar Parakala of GHD Digital explains some of the benefits of using GenAI in sustainability initiatives, as well as the issues that must be addressed.
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02 May 2024
Palo Alto Networks claims to raise bar on SASE
By Joe O’HalloranPalo Alto Networks releases version 3.0 of SASE tech designed to extend zero trust to unmanaged devices, secure data with artificial intelligence and boosts application performance for partners and customers
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02 May 2024
Broadband Forum forges enhancements to 5G convergence standards
By Joe O’HalloranLatest 5G work by developer of broadband standards sees major enhancements building on 3GPP’s Release 18 to advance next-generation applications, network resilience and support of converged services
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02 May 2024
Update from eSync Alliance accelerates software-defined vehicle roadmap
By Joe O’HalloranTrade association eSync Alliance publishes updated specification aimed at achieving further interoperability and collaboration in automotive use cases
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02 May 2024
MongoDB launches tools for developing generative AI apps
By Eric AvidonThe database vendor's new capabilities include Atlas Stream Processing to enable real-time model updates and Atlas Search Nodes to handle advanced analytics workloads.
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02 May 2024
NCSC updates warning over hacktivist threat to CNI
By Alex ScroxtonThe NCSC and CISA have warned about the evolving threat from Russia-backed hacktivist threat actors targeting critical national infrastructure, after a number of American utilities were attacked
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02 May 2024
Dropbox Sign user information accessed in data breach
By Alex ScroxtonAccount data belonging to Dropbox Sign users was accessed by an unknown threat actor after they hacked into the organisation’s backend infrastructure
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02 May 2024
Oracle adds vector search capabilities to database platform
By Eric AvidonThe tech giant's update features capabilities aimed at enabling users to operationalize unstructured data as well as bring AI to their data to avoid duplication and isolation.
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02 May 2024
Ukrainian national sentenced over REvil ransomware spree
By Alex ScroxtonA 24-year-old Ukrainian man has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison after being convicted of his role in the REvil ransomware attacks
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02 May 2024
Dropbox discloses data breach involving Dropbox Sign
By Alexander CulafiA threat actor accessed Dropbox Sign customer names, emails, hashed passwords, API keys, OAuth tokens, multifactor authentication information and other data.
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02 May 2024
Post Office investigators saw subpostmasters as ‘enemies’ – and that’s what they became
By Karl FlindersPost Office investigators were only focused on getting money from subpostmasters blamed for accounting shortfalls, according to a 2013 report commissioned by organisation’s legal boss
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02 May 2024
Case study: Why GenAI is taking off in local government
By Steve RangerCouncils have been doing more with less for over a decade. GenAI might just buy them a little breathing space
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02 May 2024
Can SAP Labs’ AI plan accelerate cloud migration?
By Marc Ambasna-JonesTop notch R&D centre shows it is more than just a bunch of boffins with electric cars and robots as it opens doors to AI-curious SAP partners and customers.
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02 May 2024
BBC instructs lawyers over allegations of police surveillance of journalist
By Bill GoodwinLawyers for the BBC have written to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal over allegations that the Police Service of Northern Ireland spied on investigative journalist Vincent Kearney
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02 May 2024
Sophos adds Infinigate to UK distie roster
By Simon QuickeSecurity vendor looking to distributor to drive more channel growth in the country
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02 May 2024
Air IT gains Scottish foothold with SoConnect
By Simon QuickeManaged service player expands its UK coverage with second acquisition of the year
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02 May 2024
Kaseya expands MSP flexibility with 365 offering
By Simon QuickeManaged services specialist launches subscription service that will provide more options for its channel base
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02 May 2024
How Okta is fending off identity-based attacks
By Aaron TanOkta has been bolstering the security of its own infrastructure and building new tools to scan customer environments for vulnerable identities, among other efforts to fend off identity-based attacks
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02 May 2024
With Tribble, RFP writers get their own shot of generative AI
By Don FluckingerSome large enterprises' sales organizations respond to a hundred or more requests for proposals daily. A new GenAI tool from ex-Salesforce execs could ease the workload.
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01 May 2024
Atlassian Jira now a hub for knowledge management, AI tools
By Beth PariseauAtlassian's raft of product updates at Team '24 spanned long-awaited product integrations and previews of AI automation updates, all of which advanced broader ambitions.
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01 May 2024
U.S. warns of pro-Russian hacktivist attacks against OT systems
By Arielle WaldmanCISA calls on OT device manufacturers to implement more effective security protocols as attacks against critical infrastructure organizations continue.
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01 May 2024
Commvault adds Cleanroom Recovery for ransomware attacks
By Tim McCarthyA new Cleanroom Recovery service enables customers to spin up data center infrastructure within Commvault Cloud for continued enterprise operations after a cyberattack.
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01 May 2024
EMEA CISOs must address human factors behind cyber incidents
By Alex ScroxtonThe 17th annual Verizon report on data breaches makes for sobering reading for security pros, urging them to do more to address the human factors involved in cyber incidents, and highlighting ongoing issues with zero-day patching
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01 May 2024
Backup vendors embrace GenAI, but features remain immature
By Tim McCarthyData backup and disaster recovery vendors are keeping up with the GenAI hype by quickly releasing new features -- but the use cases are limited, and their value remains unclear.
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01 May 2024
Amazon Bedrock users adapt app dev to GenAI
By Beth PariseauEarly adopters of Amazon Bedrock shared lessons learned about incorporating generative AI into software engineering workflows, from managing cloud costs to writing prompts.
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01 May 2024
Deepfake AI regulation a tightrope walk for Congress
By Makenzie HollandAI-generated content is in the crosshairs of Congress, federal enforcement agencies and the EU as concerns around digital replicas and individual intellectual property grow.
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01 May 2024
Australia’s Qantas apologises for mobile app data breach
By Alex ScroxtonAustralian flag carrier Qantas has apologised after a glitch in its mobile application temporarily enabled some customers to view the flights and booking details of other frequent fliers on two separate occasions
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01 May 2024
TomTom maps out support for Qualcomm IoT
By Joe O’HalloranMobile platform giant to use location technology firm’s global map data to help provide asset tracking solutions to meet asset visibility needs and challenging use cases across industries
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01 May 2024
Secure coding benchmark to increase standards among developers
By Alex ScroxtonDeveloper security advocate Secure Code Warrior has launched what it claims is the industry’s first benchmark designed to quantify the security competence of its customers’ software developer teams
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01 May 2024
Google Cloud accelerates asteroid discovery for US-based non-profit
By Caroline DonnellyGoogle Cloud opens up about the work it is doing with a US-based planetary science non-profit to help map the solar system
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01 May 2024
Computacenter meeting Q1 expectations
By Simon QuickeFirm shares trading update on first quarter and progress made in first few months of 2024
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01 May 2024
Google ups investment to improve Hawaiian internet infrastructure
By Joe O’HalloranHawaii receives major financial fillip from Google to develop critical internet infrastructure across the state, connecting to Japan and mainland US
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01 May 2024
DSIT launches SME training fund
By Cliff SaranBusinesses have up until May 31st to apply for a grant covering 50% of the costs for training staff on AI
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01 May 2024
AWS results see public cloud giant tap into surging GenAI demand
By Caroline DonnellyAmazon CEO Andy Jassy claims AWS has turned a corner where its customers’ worries about cloud cost optimisation are concerned
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01 May 2024
DWP anti-fraud measures will allow monitoring of bank accounts of landlords, carers and parents
By Bill GoodwinParliamentarians raise concerns that a proposed law to require banks to monitor the accounts of millions of people receiving state benefits could lead to those on welfare being denied accommodation or bank accounts
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01 May 2024
Northamber bolsters UC position with Tempura buy
By Simon QuickeDistributor adds more comms, AV depth and geographical coverage with move for fellow channel player
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01 May 2024
EMEA shines in Exclusive Networks Q1
By Simon QuickeEMEA region delivers decent growth as distributor continues its habit of delivering solid results to investors
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01 May 2024
Autonomous weapons reduce moral agency and devalue human life
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonMilitary technology experts gathered in Vienna have warned about the detrimental psychological effects of AI-powered weapons, arguing that implementing systems of algorithmic-enabled killing dehumanises both the user and the target
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01 May 2024
Verizon DBIR: Vulnerability exploitation in breaches up 180%
By Alexander CulafiVerizon said it examined approximately twice as many breaches for the 2024 Data Breach Investigations Report -- 10,626 out of 30,458 total tracked incidents.
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30 Apr 2024
Musicians balance compensation rights with GenAI innovation
By Shaun SutnerWhile musicians have long used AI technology, GenAI is a new threat to their livelihoods. An effort has emerged to compensate artists whose work GenAI systems are trained on.
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30 Apr 2024
Amazon Q GenAI assistant out for developers, AWS users
By Shaun SutnerThe GenAI tools augment coders and let users query and control their AWS console and data. A new feature in preview lets business users create apps using natural language.
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30 Apr 2024
Change Healthcare breached via Citrix portal with no MFA
By Arielle WaldmanUnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty's opening statement for Wednesday's congressional hearing shed more light on the ransomware attack against Change Healthcare.
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30 Apr 2024
Persistent data breaches deny people with HIV dignity and privacy
By Alex ScroxtonThe ICO has urged charities and healthcare organisations that work with people living with HIV to do better when it comes to protecting their personal data, after the HIV status of more than 100 people was accidentally disclosed by London’s Central YMCA
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30 Apr 2024
Keeper to help Williams F1 keep up with cyber challenges
By Alex ScroxtonKeeper Security signs up to support F1 team Williams Racing with credential management ahead of the 2024 Miami Grand Prix
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30 Apr 2024
Nokia and Vodafone claim successful Open RAN trial in Italy
By Joe O’HalloranLeading comms tech provider and operator have successfully completed an end-to-end Open RAN trial on Vodafone Italy’s live 5G standalone network, including hybrid cloud application platform connected to dedicated 5G core
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30 Apr 2024
MicroStrategy targets trusted AI with latest platform update
By Eric AvidonThe vendor's platform now includes capabilities aimed at helping customers trust NLP responses, as well as automate workflows from dashboards and third-party applications.
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30 Apr 2024
Tableau adds generative AI tools, tightens Databricks bond
By Eric AvidonThe analytics vendor's new features include a tool that enables customers to explore metrics using natural language as well as connectors that improve its link to Databricks.
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30 Apr 2024
IBM boss discusses long-term VM migration opportunity
By Cliff SaranIBM sees a big opportunity to migrate customers to containers and OpenShift, with its $6.4bn acquisition of HashiCorp part of the plan
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30 Apr 2024
TigerGraph unveils GenAI assistant, introduces new CEO
By Eric AvidonUnder the leadership of Hamid Azzawe, the graph database specialist's new copilot and platform update target new users beyond its historical base of academics and engineers.
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30 Apr 2024
SES agrees to acquire Intelsat
By Joe O’HalloranAfter abortive attempt a year ago, leading satellite operators present takeover deal that they say will result in creating a stronger multi-orbit operator with around 60% of revenue in high-growth segments
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30 Apr 2024
Dell expands PowerProtect portfolio, adds GenAI to Apex
By Adam ArmstrongDell adds to its data protection offerings in both backup hardware and snapshot software with a focus on performance. It also introduces AI features to Apex.
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30 Apr 2024
Digitisation sees eSIM adoption double in 2023
By Joe O’HalloranAnalysis reveals how eSIM downloads more than doubled in 2023, increasing 109% year on year, driven by accelerating adoption within North America and strong growth in Asia and Western Europe
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30 Apr 2024
Global majority united on multilateral regulation of AI weapons
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonForeign ministers and civil society representatives say that multilateralism is key to controlling the proliferation and use of AI-powered autonomous weapons, but that a small number of powerful countries are holding back progress
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30 Apr 2024
Intelsat and CNH sow seeds of smart farming satellite connectivity
By Joe O’HalloranFirms partner to deliver field-ready connectivity in hard-to-reach locations to support precision agriculture applications, starting with deployment in Brazil
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30 Apr 2024
Altnets continue full-fibre deployments in UK
By Joe O’HalloranUK’s independent broadband supply sector shows more momentum in the north and south of England, and also in Northern Ireland, tailoring cable offerings for different needs
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30 Apr 2024
Barnsley Council drives social care efficiency with Copilot
By Cliff SaranMicrosoft generative AI tool Copilot is being used to streamline many of the admin tasks Barnsley Council social care workers need to do
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30 Apr 2024
Arcitecta offers file and object storage with huge transfer rates
By Yann SerraAustralian startup offers single namespace file and object storage with rapid access via a metadata database that puts the right data in the right place according to recent use
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30 Apr 2024
Bad bot traffic in Australia grew 23% in 2023
By Aaron TanTraffic from bad bots that perform malicious tasks accounted for 30.2% of Australia’s internet traffic in 2023
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29 Apr 2024
UK’s long-awaited device security law kicks in
By Alex ScroxtonThe Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act has become law across the UK, enforcing basic cyber security standards across connected products sold to the public
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29 Apr 2024
Nokia hails MENA successes with 5G and cloud
By Joe O’HalloranNokia inks key tech deals in UAE and Qatar to upgrade connectivity and drive 5G enterprise innovation, as well as to offer cloud interconnect service layer to enhance services for hyperscalers
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29 Apr 2024
Case study: Seeing clearly with data at Specsavers
By Stephen PritchardHelen Mannion, director of global data and business transformation at high street opticians firm Specsavers, opens up about the importance of data to the organisation
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29 Apr 2024
Circular Computing widens reach for remanufactured laptops with Total IT Global
By Simon QuickeTie-up between firms will put sustainable options in front of more customers keen to reduce carbon emissions
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29 Apr 2024
Digital Catapult welcomes new suppliers to test 5G Open RAN deployability
By Joe O’HalloranAdvanced digital technology innovation centre that aims to drive early adoption of emerging technologies by UK businesses offers opportunity for Open RAN companies to test products in a real-world outdoor environment
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29 Apr 2024
Openreach reaps benefit of invisible DNA marking with cable thefts down 30%
By Joe O’HalloranDespite spate of cable thefts in recent times, UK broadband provider reports crime tumbling over past 12 months after deploying forensic liquid marker that can be sprayed directly onto cables and equipment
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29 Apr 2024
Inside Oracle’s cloud adoption journey
By Aaron TanOracle CIO Jae Evans outlines the company’s approach to migrating its own infrastructure and applications to cloud and what customers can learn from its cloud journey
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29 Apr 2024
UK economy loses £17.6bn due to fixed connectivity outages
By Joe O’HalloranLondon fibre-based business network provider lobbies UK comms regulator to introduce automatic compensation for business networks drive competition on quality and reliability in the business connectivity market
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29 Apr 2024
Post Office misjudged campaigner it labelled a ‘bluffer’
By Karl FlindersSocial media, a trade union and tech expertise helped former subpostmasters expose Post Office bug myth
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29 Apr 2024
Cradlepoint unveils 5G-optimised SASE to deliver agile enterprises
By Joe O’HalloranEricsson division unveils SASE solution said to enable lean IT teams to establish zero-trust networks in as little as six minutes securing environments such as roaming vehicles, IoT devices and pop-up locations
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26 Apr 2024
Google delays third-party 'Cookiepocalypse' until 2025
By Don FluckingerGoogle has yet again delayed the deprecation of third-party cookies. Marketers and advertisers now have until 2025 to remediate their ad tech.
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26 Apr 2024
IBM offers storage hardware subscription program
By Adam ArmstrongIBM Storage Assurance offers a new subscription model centered around on-premises hardware, while FlashSystem 5300 introduces an entry-level all-flash array to the portfolio.
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26 Apr 2024
Microsoft, SAP add more AI to manufacturing, supply chain
By Jim O'DonnellAt the Hannover Messe industrial show, Microsoft debuted Fabric AI for OT and IT data, and the copilot template for factory operations; SAP unveiled AI capabilities for manufacturing.
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26 Apr 2024
Logi analytics suite to add new GenAI, SaaS capabilities
By Eric AvidonInsightsoftware, parent company of the embedded BI specialist, unveiled a new generative AI assistant and SaaS version of Symphony to enable efficiency and cost savings.
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26 Apr 2024
Election might decide fate of FTC noncompetes ban
By Makenzie HollandIf the FTC's ban on noncompete agreements survives legal challenges, it might still face problems should there be an administration change following the 2024 presidential election.
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26 Apr 2024
Post Office scheme was a ‘charade’ that never intended for large compensation pay-outs
By Karl FlindersThe Post Office established a scheme to compensate subpostmasters affected by tech faults, but it was just a ‘charade’, says Public Inquiry KC
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26 Apr 2024
Microsoft sees datacentre investments key to AI leadership
By Cliff SaranMicrosoft is reportedly spending between $50 to $100m to build out AI infrastructure
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26 Apr 2024
European Parliament approves platform worker directive
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe approval of the platform worker directive gives member states two years to incorporate its measures into their national legislation, which includes provisions on how to classify the employment of gig workers and deploy algorithmic decision-making at work
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26 Apr 2024
Global 5G non-terrestrial networks show growth but stay in infancy
By Joe O’HalloranMobile industry trade body’s latest report on satellite networks for cellular comms shows that while satellites are rapidly gaining prominence, the full extent of their potential to complement terrestrial networks, phone services and broadband is still unclear
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26 Apr 2024
AI not yet making a channel marketing impact
By Simon QuickeLack of guidelines, concerns over data, and a failure to deliver compelling results are hindering adoption of artificial intelligence tools
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26 Apr 2024
Post Office ‘lied’ to subpostmasters when forced to meet them, says former federation representative
By Karl FlindersPost Office executives were forced to meet subpostmasters to discuss an unexplained error in their branch, then misled the branch managers over remote access
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26 Apr 2024
Alphabet earnings show drive to boost Google Cloud and AI adoption
By Cliff SaranThe parent company of Google has increased artificial intelligence R&D spending and raised cloud sales commissions to boost adoption of Google Cloud
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26 Apr 2024
INDO-MIM taps 3D printing in precision manufacturing
By Kavitha SrinivasaThe precision metal parts manufacturer is using HP’s Metal Jet S100 printers to produce components using metal powder for the automotive, healthcare and other industries
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25 Apr 2024
Rubrik IPO to grow platform, reach
By Tim McCarthyRubrik goes public, becoming the first data backup vendor to do so in years. It plans to expand its security cloud software and customer base with an influx of funding.